April 1st in History

Michael Dobson | April 1

First televised image of Earth from space! Plus, Hitler goes to jail, the Surgeon General puts a warning on tobacco, and Apple is founded. Otto von Bismarck, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Lon Chaney, Toshiro Mifune, and Debbie Reynolds are born; Eleanor of Aquitaine, Scott Joplin, Hermann Rorschach, and Marvin Gaye die. Happy Edible Book Day!

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July 17th in History

Michael Dobson | July 17

"Wrong Way" Corrigan takes off, Disneyland opens, and Handel's Water Music premiers! Erle Stanley Gardner, Jimmy Cagney, Phyllis Diller, and David Hasselhoff are born; Adam Smith, Billie Holiday, Ty Cobb, Dizzy Dean, Mickey Spillane, and Walter Cronkite die. Happy World Emoji Day!

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July 18th in History

Michael Dobson | July 18

Hitler publishes Mein Kampf, the Me262 jet fighter flies, and Ted Kennedy drives Mary Jo Kopechne home. Machine Gun Kelly, Red Skelton, John Glenn, and Nelson Mandela are born; John Paul Jones, Jane Austen, Horatio Alger, and Machine Gun Kelly die. Happy Caviar Day!

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July 19th in History

Michael Dobson | July 19

The X-15 reaches space! In other news, Lady Jane Grey loses the throne, the Seneca Falls Convention begins, and the first GPS signal is transmitted. Samuel Colt, Edgar Degas, and Lizzie Borden are born; Petrarch and James Garner die. Happy Flitch Day!

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